पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · December 13, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra179.18°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.90°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.13°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra230.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani244.90°DhanuMūla P2

Paris, France — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+1)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:36 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 18 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 41 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:30 – 08:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:55 – 08:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 13:48
Yamaganda09:39 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 12:46
Varjyam08:57 – 09:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:33 – 10:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha08:36 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:39 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:41 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:43 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:55 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:43 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:41 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:39 – 08:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°
Longitude: 2.3522°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869635.27
Julian Day2458100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1037°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)